[Wrf-users] Fwd: Error message from WRFDA v3.7.1

Rabah Hachelaf hachelaf at sca.uqam.ca
Mon May 8 10:23:52 MDT 2017


Hello,

I am runing wrfda v3.7.1 with wrf output as first guess with the same
version

I get this error message.
*---------------------------- FATAL ERROR -----------------------*
*Fatal error in file: <A
HREF="http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/people/wrfhelp/wrfvar/code/trunk/da_transfer_xatowrf.html
<http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/people/wrfhelp/wrfvar/code/trunk/da_transfer_xatowrf.html>">da_transfer_xatowrf.inc</a>
 LINE:     523*
*Negative height found*
*     1     1 ht =       0.00 terr =      917.85*

I tried running wrfda at different dates but i get the same message.
details can be found below

Any help about this issue

Thank you
---------------------------
Rabah Hachelaf

 Namelist logging not found in namelist.input. Using registry defaults for
variables in logging.
 Namelist logging not found in namelist.input. Using registry defaults for
variables in logging.
***  VARIATIONAL ANALYSIS ***
DYNAMICS OPTION: Eulerian Mass Coordinate
   alloc_space_field: domain             1 ,                1238097344
 bytes allocated
 Tile Strategy is not specified. Assuming 1D-Y
WRF TILE   1 IS      1 IE    126 JS      1 JE    119
WRF NUMBER OF TILES =   1
Set up observations (ob)

Using PREPBUFR format observation input

PREPBUFR ob with quality marker <= 3 will be retained.

BUFR file date is: 2017020206 <(201)%20702-0206>

da_read_obs_bufr: num_report, num_outside_all, num_outside_time,
num_thinned:   726611  718442    6007     606

---------------------------- WARNING --------------------------
WARNING FROM FILE: <A HREF="http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/
people/wrfhelp/wrfvar/code/trunk/da_read_obs_bufrgpsro.html">da_read_obs_bufrgpsro.inc</a>
 LINE:     115
Error  209 opening PREPBUFR obs file gpsro.bufr

---------------------------------------------------------------
Observation summary
   ob time  1
      sound                  4 global,       4 local
      synop                663 global,     325 local
      geoamv               653 global,     453 local
      airep                  2 global,       2 local
      metar                803 global,     213 local
      ships                 24 global,      21 local
      buoy                  13 global,       7 local
      sonde_sfc              4 global,       4 local

 ----------------------------------------------------------
 [3.0] Set up background errors (be) for cv_option:  3
 ----------------------------------------------------------

    DA_Setup_Background_Errors: 3DVAR dry control variables are:
    psi, chi_u, t_u and psfc
    DA_Setup_Background_Errors: 3DVAR humidity control variable is q/qsg

Number of vertical level for stats =         42
Number of latitude           nlath =         96

Number of vertical level for WRFVar=    44

Calculate innovation vector(iv)

Minimize cost function using CG method

Starting outer iteration :   1
Starting cost function:  3.301798239210309D+03, Gradient=
 9.829789996019176D+02
For this outer iteration gradient target is:        9.829789996019176D+00
----------------------------------------------------------
Iter    Cost Function         Gradient             Step
  1      2.719005896633761D+03      2.906470555254941D+02
 1.206300070548171D-03
  2      2.645357831085666D+03      3.133340988836101D+02
 1.743650684343028D-03
  3      2.475286887902234D+03      2.256548599909595D+02
 3.464533746551636D-03
  4      2.366116947878990D+03      2.785693411827439D+02
 4.287890482088381D-03
  5      2.229438545906306D+03      1.578624694940034D+02
 3.522599376830007D-03
  6      2.107243629182738D+03      1.471099918306613D+02
 9.806755568863334D-03
  7      2.021098453121903D+03      1.232462823447087D+02
 7.961164832205861D-03
  8      1.950961308102985D+03      7.587640936737820D+01
 9.234862285132388D-03
  9      1.904915216116388D+03      6.410027156096419D+01
 1.599592039333001D-02
 10      1.873264275824461D+03      6.104756232296846D+01
 1.540624356044626D-02
 11      1.832860050639247D+03      4.936784645891656D+01
 2.168317110623152D-02
 12      1.814246100587928D+03      4.163449157860209D+01
 1.527052570569676D-02
 13      1.798022975826483D+03      3.642028823357020D+01
 1.888141175689533D-02
 14      1.770635300886065D+03      8.774786787140133D+01
 3.176225026923313D-02
 15      1.774098476282437D+03      2.353093993152080D+01
 8.109285881990733D-04
 16      1.760184917162055D+03      1.935158584686175D+01
 4.811994886284193D-02
 17      1.759686608523642D+03      2.750925246265012D+01
 3.110708088609492D-02
 18      1.749411577107546D+03      2.425154605490002D+01
 2.164209868479755D-03
 19      1.754254013566127D+03      1.839405477378503D+01
 1.995759048544696D-02
 20      1.741995076105325D+03      1.695030452549307D+01
 2.372701284346408D-03
 21      1.744829300107479D+03      1.265758350422440D+01
 1.974116025353439D-02
 22      1.742235441726910D+03      9.639330220241208D+00
 2.979488766560573D-02
----------------------------------------------------------

Inner iteration stopped after   22 iterations

Final:  22 iter, J= 1.742240590819867D+03, g= 9.639330220241154D+00
----------------------------------------------------------

Diagnostics
   Final cost function J       =      1742.24

   Total number of obs.        =     3525
   Final value of J            =      1742.24059
   Final value of Jo           =      1563.70734
   Final value of Jb           =       178.53326
   Final value of Jc           =         0.00000
   Final value of Je           =         0.00000
   Final value of Jp           =         0.00000
   Final value of Jl           =         0.00000
   Final J / total num_obs     =         0.49425
   Jb factor used              =         1.00000
   Je factor used              =         1.00000
   VarBC factor used           =         1.00000

*---------------------------- FATAL ERROR -----------------------*
*Fatal error in file: <A
HREF="http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/people/wrfhelp/wrfvar/code/trunk/da_transfer_xatowrf.html
<http://www.mmm.ucar.edu/people/wrfhelp/wrfvar/code/trunk/da_transfer_xatowrf.html>">da_transfer_xatowrf.inc</a>
 LINE:     523*
*Negative height found*
*     1     1 ht =       0.00 terr =      917.85*
----------------------------------------------------------------
*Warning: ieee_invalid is signaling*
*Warning: ieee_divide_by_zero is signaling*
*Warning: ieee_inexact is signaling*
*wrf_abort*
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